Author: Marysol

MAIN QUESTION How can the design of a collaborative-competitive environment promote physical activity in children (6-9 y/o) with cerebral palsy in the process of learning arithmetic? —- KEYWORDS – Gamification / social play – Collaborative-competitive learning – Arithmetic – Physical activities SUBQUESTIONS 1. How can strategies of interaction engage and reward students with CP in […]

MAIN QUESTION How can the design of a collaborative-competitive environment promote physical activity in children (6-9 y/o) with cerebral palsy in the process of learning arithmetic? —- KEYWORDS – Gamification / social play – Collaborative-competitive learning – Arithmetic – Physical activities SUBQUESTIONS 1.How can the design of an online interface make solving arithmetic problems engaging […]

MAIN QUESTION How can the design of a collaborative-competitive environment promote physical activity in children (6-9 y/o) with cerebral palsy in the process of learning arithmetic? —- KEYWORDS – Gamification / social play – Collaborative-competitive learning – Arithmetic – Physical activities SUBQUESTIONS 1. How can the design of an online interface make solving arithmetic problems […]

MAIN QUESTION How can the design of a collaborative-competitive environment promote physical activity in children (6-9 y/o) with cerebral palsy in the process of learning arithmetic? —- KEYWORDS Gamification / social play Collaborative-competitive learning Arithmetic Physical activities SUBQUESTIONS 1. How can social play make solving arithmetic problems engaging and enjoyable/rewarding? 2. How can a collaborative-competitive […]

It is that time of the year, I’m starting my second year as a graduate student in the graphic design program at NC State. This means that I have to stop just thinking about what I want to do for thesis and actually start working on it! I’m living some exciting but scary times, trying […]

When reasoning is difficult due to complexity or the open-ended nature of a project, tools can help students to understand the principles behind the assignment and implement the intended learning objectives. PROJECT STRUCTURE Helping students to outline the project, create tasks, and organize their work. Complexity is reduced and problem solving is more tractable. Students […]

Analysis of chapter 6 Moving Toward Design from the book Where the Action is by Paul Dourish This week was all about tangible interfaces and in my case it was about a philosophical overview of what Paul Dourish defines as embodied interaction in his book Where the Action is. The concept of embodied interaction is a combination between tangible […]

→ Mind Map of Visualize This by Nathan Yau — Chapters 5 to 9 Right now we are analyzing Dynamic Information Visualization. This time I read chapters 5 to 9 of “Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics by Nathan Yau. As a result I developed a mind map with the main ideas […]